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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's number of COVID-19 cases increased by 327 on Tuesday, with three more deaths and 19,908 vaccinations reported, according to the Utah Department of Health. The health department estimates there are now 8,508 active cases of the disease in Utah. The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 391, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period calculated with the "people over people" method is now 6.2%. The positive test rate per day for that time period calculated with the "test over test" method is now...

3 Utah school districts now allow students to skip masks, based on their parents’ judgment School mask exemption movement gaining steam even as educators, health officials worry about the risk of coronavirus spread to students, teachers and the community. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Children rip up a large paper mask at a rally protesting government mask mandates at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020.   | April 24, 2021, 3:10 p.m. Some Utah school districts have taken the issue of whether students should have to wear masks and put it in par...

Pfizer trial in kids shows hope for reaching herd immunity Pfizer trial in kids shows hope for reaching herd immunity and last updated 2021-03-31 19:13:51-04 SALT LAKE CITY — Pfizer says their COVID-19 vaccine has proved to be safe and effective in kids as young as 12. Their latest study focused on the vaccine's effect on children and teens aged 12-15. This is a big deal to help not only keep kids safe but will also help get the country closer to normalcy, Dr. Andy Pavia said. Dr. Pavia is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at U of U Health and Director of the ...

Deseret News There is work to be done to build herd immunity Share this story Registered nurse Sophie Woodbury, left, poses for a photo with state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn, and fellow registered nurses Monte Roberts, Amanda Vicchrilli, William Brunt and Julie Nelson at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake city on the day vaccinations began in Utah, Dec. 15, 2020. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News University of Utah Health nurse Christy Mulder called it “an overwhelming day” that Tuesday in mid-December when she became the first person in Utah to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. President Joe Bi...

‘An overwhelming day’ as health care workers receive Utah’s first doses of COVID-19 vaccine Receiving the vaccine, one nurse said, ‘is going to help me treat my patients with more kindness and hope.’ (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nurse Sophie Woodbury, state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn, and nurses Monte Roberts, Amanda Vicchrilli and William Brunt pose for a photo after the first Covid-19 vaccines were administered to the four nurses at LDS Hospital, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. | Updated: Dec. 16, 2020, 3:05 p.m. Intensive care unit nurse Christy Mulder becam...